The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-10-19

Eight negro Masons charged with the killing
OF Henry Taylor and wife. after hearing before
Justice Parks, have been. with the exception OF
one s lave shs ,snd imrS na nave hssn
taken TO New Orleans for safe Keeping. There
10 clear evidence against them and they
will no doubt be convicted During the prelimi-
nary trial 10 was discovered that resolution to
kill Mr.. Kewey, q white man, who In a tight had
broken the arm OF one OF their brothers. was
passed during one OF their meetings, but the
time appointed for the deed has not yet come.
Two days were consumed in taking testimony,
and many other negroes have been implicated
Der OF the Dry Bayou Lodge OF negro Masons
was killed by harry Taylor and that both
Harry Taylor and his wife have disappeared.
body answering 70 Taylors having been
found in the river with marks OF vio-
lence upon IL. The lodges in this county
were organized by negro who claims TO be
working under the authority OF the Grand
Orient OF France. Several other lodges have
been founded in this section. The colored Ma
sons are not recognized by the white Masons
ut all, and their order is not under authority OF
the old York Order OF Masonry. II Is hard 20
say whether they have obligation that
thew oonstrue the oblisstions they take to suit
themselves. The white people OF the county
are determined TO break up their lodges and 10
punish the guilty members of the death-deal-
ing order
PUBLICITY is given TO the fact that several
days ago the Pacific Express safe, on the Iron
Rock and the Texas line of about s60, 600 An
old and trusted messenger, j. B. Owens, is re-
ported missing, and detectives, it is said, are
unable to trace him The peculiar combina-
ton of the safe was known only TO agents at
principal stations.
CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE announced Wednes-
day that the United States Supreme Court had
decided TO grant the writ of hapeas corpus in
the case OF Attorney General Ayers and the
two Commonwealth attorneys OF Virginia who
are now in prison at Richmond for disregard
ing the orders of Judge Bond in the coupon
crusher litigation
AT meeting of the directors of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, held in Baltimore, a
letter was received from Mr.. Garrett. in
which he rendered his resignation as Presi-
dent Of the road The resignation was accept
ed, and Mr. Garrett was elected a director Of
the company
The President and party reached Memphis,
Tenn, Friday evening. The reception they
received in the South was very hearty. At
the stations on the way from Kansas City to
the objective point, crowds gathered
to cheer the visitors, and, if posi-
bic, TO grasp the Presidential hand
Memphis was thronged as it never was
before. Over 80, 600 people gathered TO greet
the President When the President aud Mrs
Cleveland had been seated in their carriage
the throngs in their enthusiasm broke over
all bounds, carrying away the colored militia
guards stationed to keep the way open. In
deed, some of the guards seemed to have
joined the moving irregular masses them
selves, and followed on behind the Presidents
carriage. In the evening there was a recep-
ton and grand display of fireworks.
IRAN ROBBERS attacked the mail car at
tached to the Galveston, Harrisburg and San
Antonio express, near Ell Paso, Texas, with
dynamite bombs. The car was broken TO
pieces, and the agent was for moment stun
ned His senses returned, however, and he
filled one Of the robbers with bullets, killing
him instantly. The others of the gang fed